190 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 10

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daridrasyaiva yujyante °
sddhavah sama-darsinah

sadbhih ksinoti tam tarsam
tata Grad visuddhyati

daridrasya—of a person who is poverty-stricken; eva—indeed;
yujyante—may easily associate; sddhavah—saintly persons; sama-
darsinah—although sddhus are equal to everyone, to the poor and the
rich, the poor man can take advantage of their association; sadbhih—by
the association of such saintly persons; ksinoti—reduces; tam—the
original cause of material suffering; tarsam—the desire for material en-
joyment; tatah—thereafter; drat—very soon; visuddhyati—his material
contamination is cleansed off.

TRANSLATION

Saintly persons may freely associate with those who are poverty-
stricken, but not with those who are rich. A poverty-stricken man,
by association with saintly persons, very soon becomes unin-
terested in material desires, and the dirty things within the core of
his heart are cleansed away.

PURPORT

It is said, mahad-vicalanam nfném grhindm dina-cetasam (Bhég.
10.8.4). The only business of a saintly person or sannydsi, a per-
son in the renounced order, is to preach Krsna consciousness. Sadhus,
saintly persons, want to preach to both the poor and the rich, but the
poor take more advantage of the sddhus’ preaching than the rich do. A
poor man receives sddhus very quickly, offers them obeisances, and tries
to take advantage of their presence, whereas a rich man keeps a big
greyhound dog at his door so that no one can enter his house. He posts a
sign saying “Beware of Dog” and avoids the association of saintly per-
sons, whereas a poor man keeps his door open for them and thus benefits
